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The XX Factor: Slate women blog about politics, etc...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - Posts
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I hear you. But let's just all agree that in debates, at least, she's the Aston Martin while he's the pimped-out Honda Civic. Or maybe the pimped-out Prius, if we can imagine such a thing. After all, Aston Martins can be finicky, impractical and hard Read More...
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It's interesting that you're focusing on Obama and I on Clinton. But if she does have superior positions and intellectual firepower, plus near-universal name recognition and every institutional advantage in the world, doesn't that make her inability to Read More...
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Hanna, you're right that Obama has to do a better job of showing his dark side, or at least his response to the world's dark side. But can't he sort this out after he wins the nomination — or at least Texas and Ohio? In a race against John McCain, the Read More...
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Yes, it matters what you're selling! You hit on precisely the two things I am finding troubling about Obama: 1) the persistent absence of any specifics and 2) the absence of any darkness — or recognition that there is darkness — both here and abroad. Read More...
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Have you no shame, Madam , in your shocking refusal to see things exactly as I do? Nah — but tone and temperament do matter, not only in winning elections but in working with Congress, moving public opinion, and negotiating with our allies and adversaries Read More...
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I'm afraid to even say that in this crowd, but I'm just trying to be fair. I mostly read the transcript of the debate, because I got home too late to watch it. And from the transcript, one gets a whole different impression. For one thing, you don't get Read More...
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Melinda , I'm with you that Hillary's performance last night was a devastating blow to her argument that she is cool, collected, and ready. Fine that she is incapable of inspiring (but it's probably not a good idea for her to mock people who have been Read More...
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On the campaign trail, Chelsea Clinton compares her mom to Margaret Thatcher. But can you imagine Thatcher whimpering that it seemed like she always had to go first in debates, and that just wasn't fair? One thinks not, and I was surprised when Hillary Read More...
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